Monday, September 29, 2014

Around the World Blog Hop

Welcome.Today is my turn to participate in the Around the World Blog Hop. I was asked by Satu, of Quilttales (go visit her blog - she has an adorable quilt assistant) if I would like to take part and even though I was still in British Columbia visiting my daughter and her family, I said yes. I figured that I would have some time once I got home to compose something for this blog post. Little did I know just how busy and tired I would be. However, I have managed to put something together for this post.

1. What quilting/sewing thing am I working on?

At the moment I am sewing cushion covers for a rocking chair that my daughter-in-law wants.

It's in the babies' room and the walls are yellow so that's the reason for the colour. I'm not

usually one who uses yellow. I am more of a blue/green person. I also love gray.

I am also knitting little sweaters for my twin grand babies who are due anytime now.

I decided to add some thin batting to one side of the cushion.

This is the quilt that I am planning on putting on the frame soon so I can hand quilt it.

My theme for making things for the twins has been green and purple (or mauve.)

2. How does my work differ from others of its genre.

I haven't got a clue how my work differs from others. However, I do hand quilt and there

aren't many people who want to take the time to hand quilt. Personally, I find that there is

too much quilting on quilts that are machine quilted. It makes for a heavy quilt.

I am not a follower of any line of fabric and I purchase what I like. I don't follow fads. At the

moment I am trying not to purchase any new fabric so that I can use up what I have. Having

quilted for over 34 years, I have a lot of fabric in my stash.

This quilt was hand quilted and just needs to be bound.

Many of the fabrics were in my stash.

I made this quilt for my second grandson, Patric. It is hand appliqued and hand quilted.

3. Why do I write/create what I do?

First off, I go to quite a few quilt shows throughout the year and I post photos of the quilts

on my blog. I have always taken photos of quilts at quilt shows but as my husband says,

with the advent of digital photography, I am not spending money developing the photos.

I know that there are a lot of people out there who are not anywhere near a major city or

a quilt guild so they don't get to see quilt shows. There is always something inspiring one

can find at a quilt show. (check out previous posts)

Secondly, I also use my blog as a personal diary of things that I am working on and things

that I complete. At times, I find that it helps me keep on track and helps me to finish what I

started. I make quilts for various reasons. I have always made wall hangings but now that

I have grandchildren, I am making bed-sized quilts.

4. How does my writing/creating process work?

I don't know. I get inspiration from a lot of things. Magazines, quilt shows, blogs, quilt guild

meetings - there are a lot of places where I find inspiration. There are a few bins with quilts

in progress and I am hoping to work on emptying them one by one.

Now it's my turn to tag a couple of quilters. I chose these two ladies because they are quilters

who are unique in what they do and ir you will, they quilt "outside of the box." They will be

8 comments:

So happy to see some of your quilts. I've done some handquilting too, and love it. I handsew , mostly hexies, and think those quilts must be handquilted. The rest I send to a friend with a longarm. I've made a post like you today, and welcome you to my blog to see what I do.

I really like the quilt you are about to put on the frame; those little black boxes and the mix of colours sure is striking! As I read your blog hop answers, I thought of all the quilt shows I've enjoyed through your blog; you are so good about taking and using your camera, thank you!

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About me

Wife, mother, mother-in-law and proud grandmother to nine adorable little people. Besides quilting, I love to sew garments, cross stitch, embroider, crochet and knit.
My header photo of the Toronto sign in front of City Hall was taken by me in 2016.